Keep important payments on track and help staff access their entitlements.
Use your payroll skills to support people recovering from workplace injuries.
Work with payroll systems and records across Youth Justice and Corrections Victoria.
Make a difference by helping staff receive the right pay at the right time.
Full-time, fixed-term role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.
About This Role
Keep important payments on track and help staff access their entitlements.
Use your payroll skills to support people recovering from workplace injuries.
Work with payroll systems and records across Youth Justice and Corrections Victoria.
Make a difference by helping staff receive the right pay at the right time.
Full-time, fixed-term role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.
What You Will Do
As a WorkCover payroll administration officer, you will manage workers compensation payments and leave records. You will help ensure staff receive the correct payments and entitlements after a workplace injury.
You Will
process weekly and top-up payments and calculate workers compensation entitlements
update payroll and leave records using systems such as CHRIS21 and Time Target
help injured employees understand their payment and leave entitlements
check payment details, update records and reconcile weekly reimbursements with the department's insurer
protect sensitive information and maintain accurate records, databases and reports.
About You




A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is not essential but would be highly regarded. You should have solid payroll skills and an eye for detail.
You Should Also Have
experience using payroll systems, ideally CHRIS21 and Time Target
experience processing workers compensation payments and understanding payment entitlements
strong Excel and data skills, including formulas, pivot tables and charts
clear communication and problem-solving skills, with a focus on accuracy, service and confidentiality.
To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Carmel Dickinson at ******.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.
Important Information
Child safe statement of commitment
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child secure and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
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📌 Workcover Payroll Administration Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria
📍 Melbourne